Ronaldo At United For As Long As Fergie Is
Cristiano Ronaldo has had a superb season. Looking back over our recent period of general domination, I struggle to think of a player who has been as effective for the team as Ronaldo has been this term. This of course means he is linked with a move away from the club on a fairly regular basis, Real Madrid usually on the receiving end of the potential transfer. Whilst Ronaldo has recently spoken out about his frustration with the constant transfer rumours, he doesn’t half bring it on himself, having said that he sees his future in Spain. His mum isn’t much of a help either. “I don’t like English teams but I know I have to like them because my son is at Manchester,” she said at the start of the year. “But hopefully one day he will go to Madrid. They are my favourite team, the best in the world. I don’t want to die without seeing my son playing for them. But if he does then I can die happy, having fulfilled a dream. Perhaps he may not be able to make the move right now. But maybe in a year or two’s time?”
Today, Gabriel Heinze, who made a move to Real Madrid last summer, following his attempt to move to Liverpool, has spoken reassuring words about our winger’s future. Despite his best efforts to get Ronaldo to join him in Spain, Heinze claims that Ronaldo would find it very difficult to leave United.
“I talk with him (Ronaldo) all the time and I tell him how great this club is and the nice things that Madrid has, but I know that is very difficult for him to come because he has a coach who had trust in him when he was younger,” Heinze said. “Whilst Ferguson is at United it is very difficult. He is a fundamental part of their plans.”
Whilst the Fergie connection is talked of here, I think it’s also important to mention the role Carlos Queiroz might play in Ronaldo’s future. The pair have a strong relationship and with Queiroz’s recent success of bringing in fellow Portuguese speakers, Anderson and Nani, Ronaldo has several reasons to stay at the club.
Do you think Ronaldo will stay at United for as long as Fergie does?
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Would Madrid fans be able to conjure up hypnotic chants that reverberate round their stadium with scarves held high articulating just how much Ronaldo means to them and how much he is adored?
I DOUBT IT
Moving away from Old Trafford is ONLY a step down! Ronnie knows whats good for him!
Ronaldo is a level headed guy and know whats best for him. He has also said many times that he wants to stay and become a legend , and I for one would believe that.
No one is foolish enough to leave the apparently promising English league over the poor looking La Liga.
He will leave for Real thats for sure , but not in the next 3-4 years.
ronnie will stay …
ok, he will leave for real but when he becomes a 35-year old
Fergie has been smart to provide Ronaldo support at united. Anderson and Nani lived with Ronaldo when they 1st moved to united and as long as Ronaldo has friends/family in them at united he wont want to leave.
Also if u look at timing and the crowning of Giggs as a true United Legend, im sure Ronaldo is keen to emulate that feat that his team mate has achieved.
Madrid is an amazing club, one as big as United. But Fergie knows what he needs to do to keep Ronaldo at United and he is executing it well.
What happens over the next month will be a deciding factor. Ronaldo will definitely leave for Real one day…whether that’s 2-3 years or 5 depends on a lot of things.
1) He needs to get a new contract extension NOW, lest he buy his way out of his current contract and leave on the cheap in 2 years.
2) He needs to be made captain within 2 years. He has proven he can play the big games for club and country and is undoubtedly the best player in the world. United need to recognize this by giving him the armband.
3) Someone needs to pack his mother off to Spain and tell the old bag to shut it! [ok, maybe that’s not really necessary)
Bottom line. Keep the man happy by giving him the money, the respect and keep the club secure by making sure he can’t pull a Flamini. Ronaldo will stay as long as SAF is in charge, but after winning the double and being at united for more then 6-7 years it’s only natural that a foreign player will look for a new challenge. The club and fans must prepare for this and look to recoup a world record transfer if and when he decides to leave.
ronaldo will stay…dont worry fello fans!
I also wrote a piece about this issue
here
Yeah, because we never do that…
· Apr 07: Alex Ferguson says Real Madrid are ‘out of order’ for unsettling Cristiano Ronaldo. ‘They keep talking in Spain the way they do and unsettling clubs like ourselves. They don’t care about anyone else.’
· Feb 08: Alex Ferguson tells the press he fancies Lyon’s Karim Benzema. ‘We’ve known about him for quite a while. It’s an area we tried to strengthen last summer - I don’t think that’s left us.’
14 : Number of public tapping complaints against Fergie since 1998.
Your point Mani
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CR7’s latest girlfriend is Spanish. So what ?
Yea Real may as well buy the whole MUFC team together with the supporting personnel.
i take it that Ronaldo is a very intelligent young man who knows whats best for him and his career. for sure he will like to play for in Spain like he said but i will definatly doubt the possibility of that move in the margin of 3 years from now